Shuffle: Reviewing 5 Random Songs
"Hello in There" by John Prine John Prine: he's everybody's uncle who writes as mind bending, imaginative songs as anyone on the planet. Prine is so easy going and conversational, even with his acoustic guitar, that the heaviness and depth of his lyrics creep up on you to powerful effect. His songs are like long drama films that finish in three minutes, and say plenty. Here, let his trusty, midwestern voice sit right next to you for a minute. His tales will stick with you even longer. "Crawling Back to You" Tom Petty Petty is solid, the PB&J of rock. He won't disappoint. He seems to get weird for a second with a flute in the beginning of this one, but eventually he settles into a tight, minor key groove that deals with emotional landscapes from California to Tuscon. For Petty, this song is a bit more sprawl that grit, and that is a-ok. "Wild Ones" Flo Rida Ah, the forgotten pop tunes from the summer of 2012. Obama and Rom...